??? head gasket???

[rex-leggy]

97% sure its ma problem but thought id ask ya guys opinio

bubbles in top tank .

two weeks later oily water

should i be 100%

also another question can the broken hg cause a slight mist out the pcv system?

[Guest 4wdftw]

does it overheat within 10 mins of driving?

if it does id say yup

buy the gasket set off HOPAI and other parts you will need. then take it to a mechanic

[rex-leggy]

doesent overheat it did once but i thought it ws just a airlock.

were do i get this hg ?

wont be taking it to a mechanic there to expencive haha and + i built the engine myself

just was hoping ma new je's and rings werent munted but i did a compession test and one cylinder was off a bit .

bit it was only out by 3%

[Guest 4wdftw]

if u do end up needing one PM this member HOPAI. he works for armstrong subaru and can get you cheap as parts:)

heres a link to his profile click on SEND PERONAL MESSAGE (PM) and your away laughing.

http://www.clubsub.org.nz/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=63

hope it works out for ya. head gaskets suck!

[Guest]

if you getting bubbles, isnt that the exhaust gas forcing its way past the headgasget?

if u had damaged piston it wud all pass to the oil wouldnt it?

im dont know for sure, but if some one can say, then at least ill now a little more

-smurff

[rex-leggy]

thanks man legend!!

yea nt as much as puting the engine in completly and realising the thrust bearings on the drivers seat haha

blond moment eh

[rex-leggy]

 smurff said:

if you getting bubbles, isnt that the exhaust gas forcing its way past the headgasget?

if u had damaged piston it wud all pass to the oil wouldnt it?

im dont know for sure, but if some one can say, then at least ill now a little more

-smurff

i think it may be broken between a water and oil gallerys not sure untill i get the heads off.

id be keen ta know also !

how does your parallel set up go? i was thinking of doing it but went single insted because parts were free.

wat turbos do u run?

[Guest 4wdftw]

 smurff said:

if you getting bubbles, isnt that the exhaust gas forcing its way past the headgasget?

-smurff

yep, thats the one. coolant and oil mixing and idling rough as guts is an indication too.

also having to top up ya coolant daily. ( well i had to anyway )

[Guest boostcut]

do a cylinder leakage test at tdc on all cylinders... then take cap off and check for bubbles and take oil cap off an check for a hissing noise... easy... id say its definately headgasket

[Guest]

sweet, so my thought was generally right hahahaha

the parrallel setup went really well, but i didnt have it proply tuned, as i changed my mind on some stuff.

it was laggy up to 10psi, but when it got to 10psi, it picked up really nice, just the lag to start was a pain.

so ive pulled it apart to make changes to fix the lag really.

i was running a vf18 and vf19. but changing to two TD05's with water/meth and antilag, just coz i can really(before anyone flames me)

-smurff

[rex-leggy]

 4wdftw']

[quote name='smurff said:

if you getting bubbles, isnt that the exhaust gas forcing its way past the headgasget?

-smurff

/quote]

yep, thats the one. coolant and oil mixing and idling rough as guts is an indication too.

also having to top up ya coolant daily. ( well i had to anyway )

i did haveto top up the water but i put seal cubes in so i didnt have to haha so itslike the leak just moved somwhere else. really strange

[Drunkenmonkey]

i did my head gasket, pushed waer into the overflow, been told temp gauge will run off the air in the engine and will only stay at warm.... my repair cost me $2500

[Guest 4wdftw]

 Drunkenmonkey said:

my repair cost me $2500

dude. thats pretty expensive, even for TT ud b lookin $1400 max

[rex-leggy]

 4wdftw']

[quote name='Drunkenmonkey said:

my repair cost me $2500

/quote]

dude. thats pretty expensive, even for TT ud b lookin $1400 max

+1 def!

[Drunkenmonkey]

thats subtech in olive road then for ya

[dubbedup]

 Drunkenmonkey said:

thats subtech in olive road then for ya

just for headgaskets? or full factory rebiuld?

[Drunkenmonkey]

just the head

[Guest 4wdftw]

WTF!!!!

i got my ej22 done for $1200 included getting the heads planed.

a bg5 was $1400 turn the key and drive.

i hope they put some forgies in there for that price

[rex-leggy]

i did ;D

[Drunkenmonkey]

mope they didnt, didnt touch and internals on the bottom half..

[dubbedup]

 Drunkenmonkey said:

mope they didnt, didnt touch and internals on the bottom half..

*podgy middle section

[crazymf]

 rex-leggy']

[quote name='Drunkenmonkey said:

my repair cost me $2500

/quote]

dude. thats pretty expensive, even for TT ud b lookin $1400 max

+1 def!

Think it might have been more then just headgaskets for that price, as its 1850 + gst for a headgasket job, and that includes all the gaskets and seals, machining both heads and blocks, grinding all the valves.

And i bet if you'd taken it wingers you'd be paying twice as much...